Searching for the parents of John J. Berry/Berrey, b. abt 1817, resided in Madison Co., VA. Wife Sarah and, by 1850, had children Acrey, Waller/Walter, Martha, twins John & Sarah. I have always thought John J. Berry was a son of Abner & Lucy (Finks) Berry, Abner the son of Acrey & Mary (Hurt) Berry. However, I’ve run across the following biography. Here is an excerpt: “Robert B. Berry -- Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on August 5, 1837, is a son of JOHN J. BERREY and Mary W. Berrey nee Lucas. His paternal grandparents were ABNER and LUCY BERREY, of MADISON county, Virginia; his maternal grandparents Fielding and Elizabeth Lucas, of Fredericksburg. His father [John J.], born in Madison county, was for forty years a prominent merchant, and is now retired from business, living in Fredericksburg, at the age of seventy-seven years; his mother is still living, aged now eighty-one years. His wife, whom he married at Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 15, 1875, is Mary G. Berrey, born in Fredericksburg. Their son, Robert McBryde Berrey, was born on the 9th of May 1879. A second son, named Charles Waite Berrey, died in July, 1877, aged one month.” Were there 2 couples by the name of Abner & Lucy Berry who had a son John J.? I’m berry confused. 1850 U.S. census Madison Co., Virginia: Berrey, John 33M Farmer $100 VA Sarah 25F VA Acrey 6M VA Waller 4M VA Martha 2F VA John 6/12M VA Sarah 6/12F VA 1850 U.S. census Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia: 482/482 Berry, John J. 38M Merchant VA Berrey, Mary W. 39F VA Berrey, Mary L. 14F VA Berrey, Robt. B. 13M VA Berrey, Lucy E. 11F VA Berrey, John J. 9M VA Berrey, Bettie C. 7F VA Berrey, Wm. 5M VA Taylor, Zach 3M VA [later census records show as Zachary T. Berry] Infant not named 8/12M VA [later census records show as James R. Berry] Wilkerson, Mary J. 27F VA